Planning and Project Controls Manager - York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Workingmums

Description

Planning & Controls Manager - York / Leeds

Welcome to TRU East:

The Planning & Controls Manager is responsible for leading the TRU East planning team to provide robust plans and project controls analysis, insight, and support services to the

Project delivery team, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, progress and likely outcomes.

Within the Alliance, the role will take ownership of a range of ongoing key responsibilities and may have several flexible and evolving project responsibilities as the project and widerTRU East Alliance develops.The Planning and Controls Manager will be responsible for up to 5 direct reports and for an Alliance planning team of 19.
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.

The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North's great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.

What you will be doing

• The Planning & Controls Manager is responsible for leading the TRU East planning team to provide robust plans and project controls analysis, insight, and support services to the
• Project delivery team, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, progress and likely outcomes.
• Within the Alliance, the role will take ownership of a range of ongoing key responsibilities and may have several flexible and evolving project responsibilities as the project and widerTRU East Alliance develops.
• Ensure that appropriate alliancing behaviours and 'best for project' approaches areadopted at all times, leading by example in the pursuit of successful delivery of the Programme to the benefit of all Alliance Members.
• Manage processes and provide support to allow the project to capture scope, programme, cost, performance, assurance and health and safety information, and integrate to provide a monthly update to agreed deadlines.
• Ensure programme, cost, risk, change and report data integrity is maintained through the life of the project.
• Monitor and control programme compliance in respect of our contractual obligations.
• Manage the preparation of on-going project reviews and provide advice on corrective actions.
• Ensure that fully integrated multi-discipline programmes are produced using planning software and spreadsheets, that include resources and are cost loaded.
• Monitor programme and cost trends; provide analysis and forecasting to the Leadership Team to drive project delivery, accountability, responsibility, and efficiency. ·
• Establish operating policies and practices to mitigate risk on behalf of the project.
• Update and manage the Planning and Project Controls strategies for the Alliance. ·
• Responsible for the provision of a professional planning and project controls service which identifies and complies with all statutory, mandatory, and contractual requirements. ·
• Lead the planning & reporting team and ensure all information is produced and available for project reviews and all other internal or external requirements.
• Oversee all planning and reporting activities ensuring integration and de-confliction, whilst maximising all opportunities to gain efficiencies and drive improved performance.
• Continue to work with other disciplines to develop useful and accurate reports and other information for the Commercial and Delivery teams.

Who we are looking for

• Planning team leadership is essential, managing interfaces within a multi-discipline project environment throughout the full lifecycle (i.e design/build/commission) is essential, rail is desirable, Alliance or Joint Venture experience is desirable
• Experienced management of programme interfaces across multiple disciplines. An ability to proactively, extract and assimilate information from multiple sources and present in a manner that clearly communicates work scope to multiple stakeholders.
• Experienced in managing internal, third-party and supply chain interfaces throughout design, build & commissioning phases.
• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Proven track record in planning and project controls for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects..
• Experienced in multi-disciplinary, whole lifecycle projects, adept at handling multiple tasks and interfaces.
• Primavera P6 – essential
• Report creation (Excel / Power BI) – desirable
• Presentation skills – essential
• Risk identification & QSRA – essential.
• Capable of identifying, challenging and succinctly articulating issues that impact project outcomes.
• Possesses an understanding of the commercial and contractual interfaces with the planning function.
• Personal resilience, thrives in large, face paced teams.
• Independent and proactive with a passion for acquiring knowledge and supporting others integrity and diplomacy.

About Murphy

• Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities.
• Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support.
• Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy's inclusive culture.

What you'll get in return

• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, cycle to work scheme etc

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer we are proud to have signed up to #BantheBoxUK and reduce barriers to employment for people with criminal records.

If you think Murphy is the place to help you thrive in a great team dedicated to delivery and engineering excellence, and want to work in an inclusive team culture that rewards performance and drives personal development, apply today.

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Lorna on to discuss in more detail.

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